Enrique Del Rio (born May 28, 1966) is a Mexican ''

Luchador Lucha libre (, meaning "freestyle wrestling" or literally translated as "free fight") is the term used in Latin America for professional wrestling. Since its introduction to Mexico in the early 20th century, it has developed into a unique form ...

'' '' enmascarado'', or masked

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who has worked for

Lucha Libre AAA World Wide Antonio Peña Promotions, S.A. de C.V. d/b/a Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide is a Mexican Lucha Libre (professional wrestling) promotion based in Mexico City, Mexico. Commonly referred to as simply AAA (pronounced "triple A"; an abbreviation of its or ...

's (AAA) ''

Mini-Estrella The term ''Mini-Estrella'' (Spanish for "Mini-Star") is used in lucha libre to describe a division of short professional wrestlers or ''luchadors'', some of whom have dwarfism. The Mexican ''Mini-Estrellas'' is comparable to Midget wrestling prac ...

'' division since AAA was founded in 1992. Del Rio currently works under the

ring name A ring name is a type of stage name used by an athlete such as a professional wrestler, mixed martial artist, or boxer whose real name is considered unattractive, dull, difficult to pronounce or spell, amusing for the wrong reasons, or projecting ...

Mini Psicosis, a smaller version of

Psicosis II Juan Ebodio Gonzalez (born February 22, 1967) is a Mexican ''Luchador'' '' enmascarado'' better known under the ring name Psicosis. Gonzalez was the second wrestler to work as Psicosis, given the ring character by Asistencia Asesoría y Administr ...

, and is a former AAA World Mini-Estrella Champion. Until 2008 he worked as Jerrito Estrada, a smaller version of the wrestler

Jerry Estrada Jerry Estrada (full name, Gerardo Hernández Estrada; born January 10, 1958, Monclova, Coahuila) is a semi-retired Mexican people, Mexican ''Lucha libre, luchador'' (professional wrestler). For most of his career, he has portrayed a ''rudo'' (H ...

. As Estrada Del Rio has held the

Mexican National Mini-Estrella Championship The Mexican National Mini-Estrella Championship (''Campeonato Nacional Mini-Estrella'' in Spanish), also referred to as the Mexican National Minis Championship, is an inactive professional wrestling championship sanctioned by ''Comisión de Box y ...

once, being the shortest reigning champion in the title's history. Working in the Mini division does not automatically mean that he has

dwarfism Dwarfism is a condition wherein an organism is exceptionally small, and mostly occurs in the animal kingdom. In humans, it is sometimes defined as an adult height of less than , regardless of sex; the average adult height among people with dw ...

as several short wrestlers work in the "Mini" division, including Enrique Del Rio.

Professional wrestling career

Enrique Del Rio received his professional wrestling training from Panchito Villalobos and El Hijo del Gladiador; Villalobos is known for training a large number of ''

Mini-Estrellas The term ''Mini-Estrella'' (Spanish for "Mini-Star") is used in lucha libre to describe a division of short professional wrestlers or ''luchadors'', some of whom have dwarfism. The Mexican ''Mini-Estrellas'' is comparable to Midget wrestling prac ...

'' while Hijo del Gladiador has had a hand in training hundreds of ''luchadors'' both regular sized and ''Mini-Estrellas''. Del Rios made his wrestling debut in 1991, working for

Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Co., Ltd. (CMLL; , "World Wrestling Council") is a ''lucha libre'' professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico City. The promotion was previously known as ''Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre'' (''EMLL'') (''Mexi ...

(EMLL). He was given the

Jerrito Estrada, after regular-sized ''luchador''

, to whom Del Rio had both a physical and facial similarity. When the creator of EMLL's Minis division,

Antonio Peña Antonio Hipolito Peña Herrada (June 13, 1951 – October 5, 2006) was the founder of the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) in 1992. Peña's promotion reached its height of popularity in the e ...

, left EMLL to form his own promotion

(AAA), Jerrito Estrada and a number of other Minis left EMLL to join AAA. Jerrito Estrada wrestled on the very first AAA show on May 15, 1992 and thus is one of only two men, the other being

Octagón Juan Escalera (born March 27, 1961) is a Mexican luchador enmascarado (masked professional wrestler) better known as Octagón. He is best known for working for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA), having worked for the company since it ...

, who have worked for AAA since it was created in 1992. Since only Octagón still uses the same character as when AAA began Enrique Del Rio is often overlooked. Jerrito Estrada was part of the very first ''

Triplemanía Triplemanía is the biggest annual professional wrestling event promoted by the Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) promotion and is traditionally held in August each year. A majority of the shows have been presented as pay-per-view events, with som ...

'' event, teaming with Jerry Estrada and Blue Panther, only to lose to ''Minis'' rival

Mascarita Sagrada :''At least three wrestlers have wrestled under the name "Mascarita Sagrada". This article is about the original.'' Mascarita Sagrada (Spanish for Little Sacred Mask, real name not known, born January 11, 1965) is a Mexican Mini-Estrella, Mini Luc ...

Máscara Sagrada Máscara Sagrada (born November 6, 1959) is a Mexican ''Luchador enmascarado'' (or masked professional wrestler) who has worked for every major Mexican wrestling promotion over the last 20 years. His ring name is Spanish for "Sacred Mask" and is ...

and Love Machine While Mascarita Sagrada's team had been successful at Triplemanía Jerrito Estrada scored a bigger victory when he won the

from Sagrada on February 4, 1994. His reign with the title was short-lived as

Octagoncito Octagoncito (born April 24, 1974) is a Mexican ''Luchador'' '' enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler, who works in the ''Mini-Estrellas'' ("Mini-Stars") division on the Mexican Independent circuit. He is the first wrestler to work as Oct ...

won the belt from him on March 26, 1994. Jerrito Estrada's 26-day reign is the shortest reign in the history of the championship. Estrada would participate in two of the three Triplemanían events held in 1994. First he teamed with

Espectrito Mario Pérez Jiménez (December 18, 1966 – January 23, 2016) was a Mexican Mini-Estrella luchador, or Mini professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Espectrito. Jiménez worked for the World Wrestling Federation as "Mini Vader" ...

and Fuercito Guerrera, only to lose by disqualification for cheating against the team of Mascarita Sagrada, Octagoncito and

Super Muñequito ''Super Muñequito'' (born October 26, 1966 in San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico) is the most well known ring name of a retired Mexican ''Luchador enmacarado'' or masked professional wrestler. He started his career under the name ''Agu ...

Triplemanía II-A Triplemanía II-A was a major '' lucha libre'', or professional wrestling event Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) that took place at the Aguascalientes baseball stadium on April 26, 1994. The show was the first of three Triplemanía II ...

. Three months later, on May 15, 1994 at

Triplemanía II-B Triplemanía II-B was a major '' lucha libre'', or professional wrestling event Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) that took place at ''Auditorio Benito Juárez'' in Zapopan, Jalisco on May 15, 1994. The show was the second of three Trip ...

, he teamed with Mascarita Sagrada to defeat Micro Konnan and Espectrito in a ''Parejas Suicida'' match where opponents are forced to team up. On November 4, 1994 Espectrito and Jerrito Estrada teamed up only to lose to Mascarita Sagrada and Octagoncito on AAA's first ever

Pay-Per-View Pay-per-view (PPV) is a type of pay television or webcast service that enables a viewer to pay to watch individual events via private telecast. Events can be purchased through a multichannel television platform using their electronic program guid ...

event

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The following year Jerrito Estrada was one of 13 ''Mini-Estrellas'' who put their hair or their mask on the line in a

steel Cage Match Many types of wrestling matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, are performed in professional wrestling. Some gimmick matches are more common than others and are often used to advance or conclude a ...

. The match was the main event of

Triplemanía III-A Triplemanía III-A was the first of three parts of the third Triplemanía professional wrestling show series promoted by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA). 1995 was second year to feature the "Triplemanía Series" of shows with 3, refe ...

and the only time a Triplemanía has featured a ''Mini-Estrellas'' match as its main event. Jerrito Estrada escaped the cage, watching from the outside as Payasito Rojo lost the match and was forced to unmask. At

Triplemanía III-C Triplemanía III-C was the third part of the third Triplemanía professional wrestling show promoted by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA). 1995 was second year to feature the "Triplemanía Series" of shows with 3, referred to as III-A, ...

Jerrito, Fuercita Guerrera and Espectrito lost to Mascarita Sagrada, Octagoncito, and Super Muñequito. In late 1996 Jerrito Estrada wrestled in a dark match before Starrcade 1996 where he teamed with Piratita Morgan and defeated Mascarita Sagrada and Octagoncito. the next day the teams faced again, this time on

Monday Nitro ''WCW Monday Nitro'', also known as ''WCW Nitro'' or simply ''Nitro'', is an American professional wrestling television program that was produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and broadcast weekly every Monday night on TNT in the United ...

, both times saw Sagrada and Octagoncito win. Between 1996 and 2005 Jerrito Estrada only made sporadic appearances for AAA, not competing at any major events for several years. Jerrito Estrada teamed up with

Mini Abismo Negro Mini Abismo Negro (born November 21, 1978) is the ring name of a Mexican ''Luchador enmascarado'' who works in the ''Mini-Estrella'' division for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA). Mini Abismo Negro is a former, two time Mexican Nati ...

and

Mini Psicosis Enrique Del Rio (born May 28, 1966) is a Mexican '' Luchador'' '' enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler who has worked for Lucha Libre AAA World Wide's (AAA) '' Mini-Estrella'' division since AAA was founded in 1992. Del Rio currently wo ...

in a loss to the team of

(Second version) and Rocky Marvin on the undercard of the 2005 '' Verano de Escandalo'' show. In December, 2005 Jerrito Estrada, Mini Psicosis and Mini Abismo Negro defeated Octagoncito, Mascarita Sagrada and Mascarita Sagrada Jr. at AAA's annual ''

Guerra de Titanes Guerra de Titanes (Spanish for "War of the Titans") is a major annual professional wrestling event in Mexico promoted by the Lucha Libre AAA World Wide (AAA) promotion. The show is the "End of year" show and is traditionally held in December with ...

'' show. At

Triplemanía XIV Triplemanía XIV was the fourteenth Triplemanía professional wrestling show promoted by AAA. The show took place on June 18, 2006 in Naucalpan, Mexico. The Main event featured a ''Lucha de Apuestas'' "Mask vs. Mask" match. The two men that put th ...

Jerrito Estrada, Mini Abismo Negro, and

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lost to

La Parkita Alberto Pérez Jiménez (May 15, 1975 – June 29, 2009) was a Mexican ''Luchador'' '' enmascarado'' who worked in the ''Mini-Estrella'' division from 1990 until his death in 2009. He was best known under the ring name La Parkita, having used t ...

, Mascarita Sagrada 2000, and Octagoncito. In the summer of 2008 AAA decided to create the

AAA World Mini-Estrella Championship The AAA World Mini-Estrella Championship (''Campeonato Mundial Mini AAA'' in Spanish) is a professional wrestling championship promoted by the Mexican Lucha Libre promotion Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA). The championship is exclusively competed ...

after the reigning Mexican National Mini-Estrella Champion Mascarita Sagrada left AAA, taking the championship belt with him. Jerrito Estrada lost to

Mini Charly Manson Arturo Santos Hernández (born July 9, 1987) is a Mexican ''Luchador'' or professional wrestler and bodybuilder, best known by his ring name Mini Charly Manson. For years he worked in the ''Mini-Estrella'' division for Lucha Libre AAA World Wide ( ...

in the first round.

Los Mini Vipers

Not long after his loss in the Mini-Estrella Championship tournament Jerrito Estrada disappeared from television. A short time Mini Psicosis, a new '' enmascarado'' character patterned on

was introduced taking Jerrito's spot. He took over the Mini Psicosis role after the previous Mini Psicosis left AAA to join a rival promotion. The first Mini Psicosis had been unmasked, but his successor wore the distinctive horn adorned mask of Psicosis. . Together with Mini Abismo Negro and Mini Histeria he formed the '' Los Mini Vipers'' group. On December 11, 2009 Mini Psicosis was one of nine wrestlers who participated in a

Battle Royal Battle royal (; also royale) traditionally refers to a fight involving many combatants that is fought until only one fighter remains standing, usually conducted under either boxing or wrestling rules. In recent times, the term has been used in a ...

for the AAA World Minis title at ''

Guerra de Titanes (2009) ''Guerra de Titanes'' (2009) ("War of the Titans") was the thirteenth annual '' Guerra de Titanes'' professional wrestling show promoted by AAA since 1997. The show took place on December 11, 2009 in the Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas Convention cente ...

''. Mini Psicosis was the sixth man eliminated, ousted before his ''Los Mini Vipers'' teammate Mini Abismo Negro won the title. In May, 2010 AAA announced that they were planning to hold the first ever ''Mini-Estrellas'' Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match at

Triplemanía XVIII Triplemanía XVIII (Triplemanía 18) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the AAA promotion that took place on June 6, 2010 at the Palacio de los Deportes ("Sports Palace") in Mexico City, Mexico. The show featured eig ...

where Mini Abismo Negro would defend the title against six challengers, including fellow ''Mini Viper'' Mini Psicosis. In the weeks leading up to the event Mini Abismo Negro, Mini Histeria and Mini Psicosis defeated Mascarita Divina, Mini Charly Manson and Octagoncito in a match that featured the use of both tables, ladders and chairs to preview the Triplemanía XVIII match. At Triplemanía XVIII Octagoncito outlasted eight other wrestlers (La Parkita and Mini Chessman were late additions to the match) in the TLC match to become the new AAA Mini-Estrella Champion. On April 27, 2011, Mini Psicosis defeated Octagoncito to win the AAA World Mini-Estrella Championship. After the longest reign in the history of the AAA World Mini-Estrella Championship, he lost the title to

Dinastía Dinastía (born July 20, 1994) is the ring name of a Mexican ''Luchador enmascarado'' who works in the ''Mini-Estrella'' division for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide where he is the current AAA World Mini-Estrella Champion in his second reign. He hol ...

on February 18, 2013.

Championships and accomplishments

( 1 time) **

( 1 time)

''Luchas de Apuestas'' record

References

External links

AAA profile
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